Formulating a Game-Based Learning for Accounting Undergraduates as an Alternative Method of Learning

Abstract

Accounting undergraduates may find studying accounting rather challenging as there are many complex aspects in the Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS) that need to be understood, hence resulting in poor academic results achievements. Moreover, most of the current teaching pedagogy is still following the traditional methods which is not interesting at all to the Generation Z group of students. Game-based learning (GBL) or gamification seems to be a possible alternative to attract their attention. However, previous researches in similar theme suggested that due care must be taken in designing the GBL module as there are many factors that could affect the effectiveness of GBL upon academic performance. Therefore, this research is aimed to design the best-suited GBL for accounting undergraduates as an alternative method of learning by means of inductive content analysis. It is expected that the undergraduates' understanding in accounting subjects will be improved due to their ability to study at their own pace in a more fun and engaging way.

Educating Financial Accounting: A Need Analysis for Technology-Driven Problem-Solving Skills

“…Solving Skills (PSS) for students of financial accounting, Microsoft Forms, quiz-based learning, and quiz-based assessments ranging from "strongly disagree" (1) to "strongly agree" (5). The online questionnaire was a 5-point Likert Scale consisting of closed questions.…”

“…It is critical to improve financial accounting students' problem-solving skills by listing the chronological order of the development of game-based teaching for accounting students, providing guidelines for developing well-designed educational games, and introducing new game-based activities for teaching and learning [4]. Moreover, the study argued that the element of indulging will eliminate the stress of conventional teaching A previous study showed that studying Malaysian Financial Reporting Standards (MFRS) is challenging for accounting scholars [5]. The most significant strength of this study is content analysis, which is used to develop Game-Based Learning (GBL) for accounting students as an alternate learning approach.…”

“…The most significant strength of this study is content analysis, which is used to develop Game-Based Learning (GBL) for accounting students as an alternate learning approach. GBL is used to enhance communication skills, social connections, inventiveness, and invention as well as promote motivation and user pleasure in psychology [5][6][7]. GBL is a sequential approach where participants must complete all previous stages to move to the next level [8].…”

Gamification in Cybersecurity Education: The RAD-SIM Framework for Effective Learning

“…However, the evidence that GBL is an effective method of teaching is inconsistent and often unreliable, in part because of a reliance on small sample sizes and a focus on undergraduate and WEIRD populations (Alwi, et al, 2017;Kebritchi, et al, 2010;Kosa, et al, 2016). Evaluating GBL in organisational settings can help fill the gaps resulting from this imbalance.…”

Using an Online Bidding Game to Teach Costing in Management Accounting

“…Game-based learning has been gaining widespread adoption due to its success in enhancing students' learning experiences and outcomes. Educators have turned to game-based learning, ranging from digital games to traditional board games (Alwi et al, 2017;Bowen et al, 2021, Carenys andMoya, 2016;Carvalho and Oliveira Neto, 2022;Connolly et al, 2012;Lee et al, 2019;Lopez-Hernandez et al, 2022;Mouse, 2019;Seow and Wong, 2016;Silva et al, 2019;Tan et al, 2021;Voshaar et al, 2022). Silva et al (2019) encouraged educators to introduce games into their curriculum as games can be an effective way for students to learn.…”